Slavik, Triebe win first national swimming titles
The men’s swimming and diving team placed a program-best sixth at the NCAA Championships in Minneapolis March 16-18.
Senior Michael Slavik picked up the program’s (men or women) first NCAA individual national championship, winning the 50-yard freestyle March 16.
Senior Eric Triebe, who finished second in the 50 free, then added the Bears’ second national title March 17 by winning the 200-yard freestyle.
Triebe finished the weekend with seven first-team All-America citations and Slavik added seven total citations. Triebe finished his career with 26 All-America honors while Slavik finished with 24.
The women’s swimming and diving team placed a program-best fifth at the NCAA Championships. Senior Jenny Scott and sophomore Meredith Nordbrock highlighted the weekend with seven All-America citations each.
Women’s hoops team loses in Sweet 16
The No. 3 women’s basketball team (25-3, 13-1 University Athletic Association) fell to No. 4 — and eventual national champion — Hope College, 92-89, in the NCAA Sweet 16, ending the Bears’ season.
Senior Kelly Manning finished with a game-high 31 points, her third 30-plus point game in the last four contests.
Softball team wins third straight title
The No. 7 softball team won its third straight UAA championship by posting an 8-0 record at the UAA Championships in Altamonte Springs, Fla.
Junior pitcher Laurel Sagartz continued her dominance in the UAA as she pitched the Bears (12-0) past No. 11 Emory twice to secure the championship. Sagartz has not allowed an earned run in 71 innings of UAA play.
The Bears opened the season with a pair of 4-1 victories over Manhattanville College and Wittenberg University March 10. The wins marked the first two victories for head coach Leticia Pineda-Boutté.
Baseball team takes second at UAAs
The baseball team (15-2, 5-1) went 5-1 to take second place at the UAA Championships in Sanford, Fla. The Bears started the week by winning their first four games, against the University of Rochester, Case Western Reserve University, Brandeis University and Rochester again before Emory University ended the Bears’ streak.
Then on March 18, the Bears upended Brandeis, 12-0.
Track and field has four All-Americans
The men’s and women’s indoor track and field teams sent five representatives to the NCAA Indoor Championships March 10-11 in Northfield, Minn.
Of the five student-athletes, four came home with All-America accolades.
Juniors Delaina Martin (weight throw) and Cameron Williams (high jump) posted fourth-place finishes on the first day of the championships.
On the second day, senior Karl Zelik (triple jump) and sophomore Morgen Leonard-Fleckman (pole vault) each took eighth.
Women’s tennis wins two of three on trip
The women’s tennis team went 2-1 during its spring break trip to California last week. No. 15 WUSTL opened the week with a 7-2 win at No. 21 California Lutheran. The Red and Green then faced No. 5 Redlands, losing 6-3. The Bears wrapped up the week with an 8-1 win against Colorado College.
Men’s tennis suffers first loss of season
The No. 17 men’s tennis team posted a 2-1 record during its spring break trip to California.
The Bears began the week with a 7-0 win over No. 22 Carnegie Mellon on March 15. The Bears won their fifth straight match with a 6-1 win over Colorado College March 16.
Two days later, the Bears suffered their first defeat of the season in a 4-3 loss at No. 9 University of the Redlands.